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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1950
Page
1
Chinese Nationalists report two beachheads on Hainan Island after an estimated 15 000 Communist attackers landed between 2 and 5 am Monday. About 6 000 to 7 000 Reds hit Limbo Cape area and another 1 000 reached Limko Bay as warships sink or scatter junks.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald called federal acreage controls un American and urged a two price system to cut the wheat surplus. He told the Texas Wheat Producers Association in Amarillo that government limits hurt foreign markets and cited Hidalgo County cotton acreage shifts as proof. He favored basing reduction on units rather than acres and urged new uses for wheat.
Buckingham Palace confirmed by inference that Princess Elizabeth is pregnant again and will have her second child this summer. The palace noted she will not undertake further public engagements until the birth. Elizabeth, 24, is with Prince Philip in Malta and may birth in Scotland, continuing royal tradition.
Austin will see continuing fair and warmer conditions after a rainy weekend. Temperatures are forecast between 50 and 80 degrees with a cooler trend expected by Wednesday. Rain for the past 24 hours totaled .23 inches, bringing year to date rainfall to 8.90 inches, .07 inch below normal.
A police chase ends with a policeman outrunning a stolen motorcycle, a dramatic plea of an eighteen year old to a friend to shoot him for a hospital date, an elephants versus grass cartoon, a Philadelphia Easter rescue tale, and doctor endorsed magic atomic water claims. Page references noted.
Attorney General McGrath told a Senate subcommittee that denying bookmakers access to telephone telegraph and radio could deliver a knockout blow to organized gambling. He urged a law barring interstate transmission of gambling information and proposed FCC tariffs to bar unlawful communications. He noted the Derby broadcasts could remain allowed as periodic events.
Senator Tydings announced a secret expansion of the McCarthy era inquiry focusing on the State Department and the 1945 Amerasia magazine case. The committee will seek personnel files and records while maintaining secrecy to avoid public disclosure. The Amerasia affair involved John Stewart Service and others amid charges of stealing or sharing government papers. A federal appeals court upheld loyalty board procedures amid race and religion discrimination challenges.
The State Department criticized Moscow for its lurid handling of a reported clash between American and Soviet planes over Latvia on April 8. Washington prepared a formal note as an American reply to a Soviet protest, while Russian claims and the missing Privateer remained under dispute.
Senator McFarland of Arizona urged a day off after long hours to attend the season's opening ball game. Kefauver of Tennessee argued some would forego the game to debate a crime investigation committee resolution.
The Attorney General’s office says dentists employed full time by the Veterans Administration and the U S Public Health Service are exempt from Texas state license requirements. The ruling, issued Monday, notes these dentists are not on active duty with the armed forces. It was conveyed to Dr. R. T. Weber, secretary treasurer of the State Board of Dental Examiners.
President Truman was told by Leon H. Keyserling and John D. Clark that the economy looks strong for the next six months. They reported the first quarter showed solid conditions and the outlook remains favorable.
Joyce Irene Green an 18 year old heiress fled Massachusetts with Juan Gonzales Cuevas a 22 year old Cuban American lover in a yellow convertible as Harold L Green her father pursued them from New York Manhasset police questioned Cuevas friends George Mendez 22 and Jose Suarez 19 who admitted involvement in the elopement plot with plans to marry in Canada if found.
John Henry Grant, 32, a Gardena resident, attempted to crash a United Airlines flight by a gasoline filled suitcase with a clock timer. A baggage attendant dropped the bag causing a fire. Grant was arrested and said debts and insurance plans motivated the crime. Passengers were rerouted to San Diego.
United States warms with temperatures above 60 in North Dakota and 70s in Florida and 99 in Indio California. Los Angeles peaks at 87, belts of hot weather seen, while a five day rain wanes in Texas, aiding crops only marginally.
Senator Russell Long urged the South to remain in the Democratic Party and wage the FEPC fight there. He spoke at a convention of the Louisiana police jury association in Baton Rouge on April 17.
Detroit April 17 The CIO United Auto Workers offer four concessions to fund pensions and a plan for workers to contribute 25 cents monthly per 10 dollars of weekly sick and accident benefits Walter P Reuther says the union softened its demand that workers continue on the job after age 68 if they wish to do so The move follows Chrysler charging the union is delaying settlement to secure strike assessments
Government files two income tax liens totaling 70 672 dollars against the estate of Charles Binaggio slain northside political boss. The first lien for 24 162 dollars covers 1947 1948 unpaid taxes plus penalties and interest. the second for 45 508 dollars covers 1945 46.
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